Rochester Reel Co

Rochester Reel Co Reels

Rochester Reel Company and H.J. Frost & Co. Fishing Reels - New York, NY

Rochester Reel Co reels were made from 1908 to about 1920. Harvey Carlton had changed his reel company's name from Carlton Mfg. Co. to Rochester Reel Co. in 1908. In 1910, the company was bought by the H.J. Frost & Co., but the company name was unchanged. H.J. Frost & Co.'s address was 90 Chambers St., New York and can be seen stamped on the bottom of the foot of Rochester Reel Co. reels. Rochester reels came in both 4 to 1 and 9 to 1 multipliers. The major difference is they now incorporated Quick-A-Part design features. The Rochester reels incorporate the patents of Andrew Wollensak of Rochester, NY. The Sept. 6, 1910 patent described a click and drag feature used on the casting reels. The Nov. 28, 1911 patent was incorporated on the "Ocean King" reels and was for a click engaged by rotating the rear cover plate. Frost trade mark names "Kelso" and "Sturdi-Bilt" can be seen on some of these reels.



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The ROCHESTER REEL CO. QUICK-A-PART, circa 1910


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The ROCHESTER REEL CO. KELSO, QUICK-A-PART, circa 1910


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The ROCHESTER REEL CO. KELSO, QUICK-A-PART Variation, circa 1910


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The ROCHESTER REEL CO. STURDY-BILT, EZY-2-PART, circa 1910


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The ROCHESTER REEL CO. 9 MULTIPLE, circa 1910


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The ROCHESTER REEL CO. "Improved Ocean King" Reel, circa 1911


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The ROCHESTER REEL CO., FROST'S KELSO reel, circa 1910


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The ROCHESTER REEL CO. IDEAL reel, circa 1910


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The ROCHESTER REEL CO. Ad in January, 1908 "Hardware Dealers' Magazine"


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The ROCHESTER "Improved Ocean King" Reel in the 1911 James F. Marsters Catalog


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The Andrew Wollensak 1910 and 1911 Patents


The H.J. FROST & CO. Letter Heads

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The H.J. FROST & CO. Letter Heads



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